 When it comes to child safety, the time to think about it is before anything happens. Obviously, nobody wants to think about disaster. But, it's no joke. About 2.5 million children are injured or even perish from avoidable home hazards every year year. "Child-proofing " your home means removing from reach, anything breakable, dangerous, or tiny enough to enter the mouth of a baby. Carpets need to be regularly maintained with a vacuum cleaner. A single sunflower seed, or peanut can choke a baby. Simple child safety devices that can help prevent injuries or even death to vulnerable young children are a must for any home with children. Here are some crucial ones:
A number of child safety devices on the market today are crucial for home safety.
Most are not expensive either. You must child-proof your home as soon as yourbaby
starts to crawl around. Safety devices are easy to find. You can get them at hardware
stores, baby equipment shops, supermarkets, drug stores, home and linen stores, and on the internet.
Safety Latches and Locks are musts for cabinets and drawers in kitchens,
bathrooms, and other danger areas. Safety latches and locks on cabinets and
drawers prevent children from gaining access to medicines, cleaning materials,
sharp objects, etc. Clearly this can prevent poisonings and other injuries.
Get safety latches and locks that adults can easily install and use, but are sturdy
enough to stand up to children. Safety Latches and Locks make it more harder
for children to reach dangerous substances. Safety Latches and Locks can be less than two dollars.
Safety Gates prevent falls down stairs and
also access to dangerous rooms. Look for safety gates that
children cannot dislodge easily, but that adults can open
and close without too much hassle. For the stairtops and landings, gates
that screw to the wall are more secure than pressure
gates. Safety Gates can cost around thirteen to fifty dollars.
Door Knob Covers and Door Locks help prevent
children from entering rooms or other areas with
dangers, including swimming pools.
Make sure the door knob cover is sturdy enough not to
break, but allows a door to be opened quickly by an adult
if needed. Door Knob Covers restrict access to potentially
hazardous rooms in the home, preventing many kinds of injuries.
Door knob covers cost around a dollar. Door locks run five dollars
and up.
Use Anti-Scald Devices for faucets and shower heads.
Set your water heater temperature to 120 degrees
Fahrenheit and lessen the chances of burns from hot water.
Anti.scald devices for regulating water temperature helps prevent burns.
Typical cost of an anti-scald device is $6 to $30.
Smoke Detectors are needed in your home and especially near bedrooms
to alert you to fires. Smoke detectors are crucial safety devices for protection against
fire deaths and injuries. Check smoke detectors once a month to make sure they're working
If smoke detectors are battery operated, change batteries at least once a year or use
10 year batteries. Smoke detectors are not expensive. You can find them for around $10 and up. |
